MN Senate Republican Caucus reports…

In 2019, as the only politically divided legislature in the nation, we passed our biennial state budget with bipartisan support. The budget prioritized farm families and farm development across Greater Minnesota through investments in affordable housing, broadband, agricultural research, mental health services, and more. …

In addition, we know access to high-speed broadband internet is absolutely critical for Minnesotans to compete in the modern economy. Last session, we prioritized rural broadband access with an additional $40 million for the Border-to-Border Rural Broadband program. Connecting rural areas is a necessity and it’s something consistently on legislators’ minds.

He doesn’t mention the bipartisan bills (in Senate and House) to recommend $30 million of the surplus budget be added to the $40 million from last year. But those bills, especially in the Senate, are new.